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Opinions on theses names please

37 replies

Montannah · 25/03/2025 21:24

Would like opinions on these names and which do you prefer out of the two

Lacelyn
Laney

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GiddyCrab · 26/03/2025 00:26

Both awful. Lacelyn is the worst.

Pinkdreams · 26/03/2025 00:30

I love Laney, I know a woman who named her daughter laney, she’s beautiful and lovely

viques · 26/03/2025 00:36

SinisterBumFacedCat · 26/03/2025 00:23

I can’t work out how it’s pronounced but if it’s Lacey-Lin then No! Lacey is fine.

I am pronouncing it as Lah ceiling.

the g is silent

SnowFrogJelly · 26/03/2025 01:03

Omg awful

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oakl79 · 26/03/2025 06:01

Sorry but they're both terrible

user1492757084 · 26/03/2025 06:17

No, neither are to my taste, sorry.
Do you like ..

Layne
Lena
Elaine
Aileen
Aleyne
Alana
Linley
Lindsey
Leslie
Elinor

And Lacey sounds like a lazily said Lazy.

shoopshoopdedoo · 26/03/2025 15:23

Personally, I don't like either. Laney is better than Lacelyn though.

How about Lena, or Laney as a nickname for Helena?

ArtTheClownIsNotAMime · 26/03/2025 15:35

Lacelyn sounds like some kind of antibiotic and Laney isn't a name.

user0177561 · 27/03/2025 18:22

I quite like it when it is spelt as Lainie.

Whoarethoseguys · 27/03/2025 18:32

Sorry I am not keen on either. Are you in the UK?

ITurnedMyCollarToTheColdAndDamp · 27/03/2025 18:40

Look op, people on mn have a fairly narrow range of names they like or suggest, so my advice is to read the replies and use them to inform but not dominate your decision.

That said, I'm not a fan in these names either, for some of the reasons suggested - made-up sounding, potential pronunciation issues, they just don't roll off of the tongue particularly well etc. That tells you about my taste though. Unless you were suggesting something completely outrageous, it's your taste that matters.

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